Privacy advocate: Botnet report a win for consumers on liability, law enforcement issues

The Trump administration’s botnet report is getting support from civil society leaders for acknowledging the responsibility of industry, in addition to consumers, for alleviating the threat, but agreement between digital-rights and industry groups on how to implement certification or labeling programs remains hard to reach.

“We think it's a win for privacy and civil liberties that the report does not call for greater law enforcement authorities, and recognizes that consumers are not in a position to mitigate the botnet threat...

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